Picturesque Parade Cuts (1926)
Scotland. Title: Picturesque Parade by Glasgow Students in effort to raise Â10, 000 in aid of local Hospitals. M, S of a procession of students coming through the crowd lined streets of Glasgow, many are dressed as comical Scots with large fake beards and oversized tamo shanters, others are dressed as clown, skeletons and may other wild and whacky variations. M, S of trucks driving slowly along in the procession, students in fancy dress lean out of the windows and sit on the roof, in the background are three large arches. M, S of four students two women and two men dressed in Victorian costumes, they sit in an open topped horse drawn carriage. Low angled shot of a carnival float driving under the arches, a man plays the trombone and a scantily clad girl does high kicks. M, S of a student dressed as a policeman on a hobby horse, he blows a whistle and signals wildly with his arms, a real policeman stands behind, looking amused. After a second of white spacing, the story resumes (looks li
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